This was very straightforward indeed, taking about 30 minutes across a couple of sessions. There do seem to be rather a lot of A+B type clues. My first in was VILLAGE, last was THROUGH TRAIN, … Read more “Times Jumbo 1311”
Month: March 2018
Times 26,987: Not To Be Confused With Neville Shunte
Now as you may well have realised by this time my tastes in crossword puzzles run a bit more rococo than this one, but: if as a setter you are going to do something fairly … Read more “Times 26,987: Not To Be Confused With Neville Shunte”
Times Quick Crossword No 1049 by Orpheus
What a delightful crossword from Orpheus. As you will see below, I had great fun with the lovely surface readings of the clues, some of which were quite witty. There were a couple of words … Read more “Times Quick Crossword No 1049 by Orpheus”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1048 by Pedro
This is the first puzzle I’ve blogged from Pedro, and a lovely one it was too. I thought some of the surface readings were excellent, adding a rich extra layer to the answer. I particularly … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1048 by Pedro”
Times Cryptic No 26986 Thursday, 15 March 2018 Careless Rapture. Bravo!
The leader board would suggest that this was not as tough as I made it in my 28 minutes of struggle, and I can’t really claim that I took it steady so as to parse … Read more “Times Cryptic No 26986 Thursday, 15 March 2018 Careless Rapture. Bravo!”
Times 26985 – apparently, philosophy is a way of life
A bit of a curate’s egg, this one, quite a few easy clues and one ot two at the end which required either obscure knowledge (i.e. stuff I didn’t know) or trust in the wordplay … Read more “Times 26985 – apparently, philosophy is a way of life”
Quick Cryptic 1047 by Teazel
First of all, apologies for the supremely sparse blog – it’s the result of work troubles, technical failure, and last-minuteness. I found the puzzle hard, possibly due to the aforementioned stresses, or just having an … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1047 by Teazel”
Times Cryptic 26984
I solved this one in 22 minutes so I imagine some of the speed-merchants completed it before they started. I’ve nothing more to say at this stage so I’ll just cut to the proverbial chase. … Read more “Times Cryptic 26984”
Times Quick Cryptic 1046 by Tracy
Thanks to Tracy for a well crafted puzzle which required some unscrambling and contained some great clues. Whilst I think I can say that it wasn’t in the easy category, I find it difficult to … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1046 by Tracy”
QC 1045 by Hurley
Good morning happy bloggers! I am afraid I don’t have much time this morning what with clearing up after yesterday’s obligatory Mother (Ma, Mam, Mum, Mama, Mater, Mum, Dam, hush, sh, quiet, stum etc to … Read more “QC 1045 by Hurley”